eco-

/ˈiːkəʊ/Philippines/ˈɛkoʊ/

prefix

ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)

OriginFrench éco- ← Latin oeco- ← Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
  2. economy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  2. Latinoeco-
  3. Frenchéco-
  4. Englisheco-

From French éco-, from Latin oeco-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).

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Translations

Afrikaans eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Bulgarian еко-
  • еко- (eko-)concerning ecology or the environment
Catalan eco-
  • eco-concerning ecology or the environment
Chinese Mandarin 生
  • 生 (sheng)concerning ecology or the environment
Czech eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Danish øko-
  • øko-concerning ecology or the environment
Dutch eco-
  • eco-concerning ecology or the environment
Esperanto eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Finnish eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
French éco-
  • éco-concerning ecology or the environment
German öko-
  • öko-concerning ecology or the environment
Greek οικο-
  • οικο- (oiko-)concerning ecology or the environment
Hebrew אקו־
  • אקו־concerning ecology or the environment
Hungarian öko-
  • öko-concerning ecology or the environment
Icelandic visti-
  • visti-concerning ecology or the environment
Indonesian eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Irish éici-, éicea-
  • éici-concerning ecology or the environment
  • éicea-concerning ecology or the environment
Italian eco-
  • eco-concerning ecology or the environment
Japanese エコ
  • エコ (eko)concerning ecology or the environment
Korean 생
  • 생 (saeng)concerning ecology or the environment
Latin oeco-
  • oeco-concerning ecology or the environment
Lithuanian eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Malay eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Norwegian Bokmål øko-
  • øko-concerning ecology or the environment
Polish eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Portuguese eco-
  • eco-concerning ecology or the environment
Romanian eco-
  • eco-concerning ecology or the environment
Russian эко-
  • эко- (eko-)concerning ecology or the environment
Slovak eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Spanish eco-
  • eco-concerning ecology or the environment
Swedish eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Tagalog eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Turkish eko-
  • eko-concerning ecology or the environment
Ukrainian еко-
  • еко- (eko-)concerning ecology or the environment
Vietnamese sinh
  • sinhconcerning ecology or the environment
Welsh eco-
  • eco-concerning ecology or the environment
Cite this entry
APA

eco-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-

MLA

“eco-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eco-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-.

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